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Like the fiber of abaca, those of pineapple and banana are good materials in making Philippine tropical fabric (PTF).


Actually, the fibers of the by-products of these three crops can be extracted, degummed, spun, and woven as inputs to the textile industry to create indigenous fabrics, pointed out the Department of Science and Technology-Philippine Textile Research Institute (DOST-PTRI). 


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Pineapple, banana fibers make good fabrics

By Rudy A. Fernandez | April 7, 2002 - 12:00am

There’s big money in pineapple and banana fibers, which are commonly regarded as wastes. Like the fiber of abaca, those of pineapple and banana are good materials in making Philippine tropical fabric (PTF). Actually,...

Agriculture